The semisquare, square, sesquisquare and opposition.
A discordant aspect in your birth chart maps a thought-compound that’s been built into your soul-consciousness by painful experience; and it’s working to attract certain kinds of difficulties aka painful learning experiences.
Its volume of discord is quantified on your chart’s aspect grid.
The semisquare aspect: a friction thought-compound
A semisquare aspect is formed when two planets are 45º apart in the zodiac. It has an orb of + or - 6º and the planets are commonly in adjacent signs and houses.
Its influence is comparable to Mercury, being vacillating and somewhat annoying and discordant.
The aspect’s keyword is friction.
A semisquare aspect in your birth chart maps a friction thought-compound in your not-conscious mind that’s working to attract a friction event.
Its relative strength is measured by its astrodyne power score; and its functional discord is measured by its discordyne score.
The thought-elements ruled by the aspecting planets have had an occasional, but painful association. They entered your consciousness simultaneously; merged discordantly; are embedded with a steady feeling of intense pain; and work to attract annoying friction events similar to their formation experience.
The semisquare aspect manifest as nagging day-to-day irritations and annoying criticism, not a major calamity.
Your friction thinking is irritated. It emerges when you move into a friction situation and goes when you move away. You’re a victim of an irritating circumstance that’s beyond your control.
It’s a minor annoyance that requires a firm decision but you’re anxious, hesitant and uncertain. You have to instigate change but your mind wavers.
The agent through whom the friction arises is most often another person and can involve your health, finances, private studies, domestic conditions, social life, partner, work, career and/or friends etc.
You’ll feel irritated while the friction situation exists.
Prolonged friction needs your attention. It adversely affects your mental, emotional and physical health. It can be used as a spur to greater effort but is best ignored by developing an attitude of complete indifference. It could eventually result in change.
If the planets in semisquare are prominent their special ability is difficult to develop due to an unsupportive environment.
Keynote message: A semisquare aspect in your birth chart maps a friction thought-compound in your soul-consciousness that is working to attract a friction event associated with the life-matters, activities and people ruled by the houses occupied by the planets in semisquare. It’s a very irritating experience.
The square aspect: an obstacle thought-compound
A square aspect is formed when two planets are 90º apart in the zodiac. It has an orb of + or - 12º and the planets are commonly three signs and three houses apart. This is an easy aspect to sight in your birth chart. The two planets form a right angle to each other.
Its influence is comparable to Mars, being energetic, forceful, destructive and very discordant.
The aspect’s keyword is obstacle.
A square aspect in your birth chart maps a thought-compound in your unconscious soul-mind that’s working to attract a very unfortunate obstacle event.
Its relative strength is measured by its astrodyne power score; and its functional discord is measured by its discordyne score.
The thought-elements ruled by the aspecting planets have had a frequent, painful association. They entered your consciousness together; refused to cooperate; merged discordantly; are embedded with prolonged feelings of intense pain; and work to attract unfortunate obstacle events similar to their formation experience.
The high-discord obstacle situation a square aspects maps is forced upon you: You’re a victim of circumstances beyond your control. A highly energized desire is prevented from being satisfied resulting in an acute crisis and a temporary period of struggle.
Your frustration is inclined to erupt in harsh, rash explosive outbursts that are violent and highly destructive. Nagging frustration adversely affects your mental and physical wellbeing.
The obstacle event involves a life-matter or person ruled by the houses occupied by the planets in square.
Obstacles are often other people. They can block what you want to do or place obstacles in your way. But money, financial constraints, the law, the government, health issues, sickness, inept skills, inability, your own thoughts, children and time can be obstacles that frustrate your desire to do what you want.
Your feelings of frustration will persist while the obstruction exists and if you can’t overcome the obstacle, you will abandon your plans. A square aspect can indicate dashed hopes: a failed mission. It usually indicates radical change.
If the planets in square are prominent their special ability is difficult to develop due to obstacles and an unsupportive environment.
A square aspect is not a challenge. A challenge invites you to confront or struggle with something as a test of your abilities. Obstacles are barriers that prevent you from doing what you want. They block, obstruct and frustrate powerful desires sometimes for many years.
A square aspect in your birth chart maps an obstacle you will have to face. A number of square aspects indicate your life is an obstacle course that you have to negotiate.
If a planet forms no square aspects its dynamic unconscious desire-urge is free from severe constraints.
Keynote message: A square aspect in your birth chart maps an obstacle thought-compound in your greater consciousness that is working to attract an obstacle event associated with the life-matters, activities and people ruled by the houses occupied by the planets in square. It’s a very painful, frustrating experience.
The sesquisquare aspect: an agitation thought-compound
The sesquisquare aspect is formed when 2 planets are 135° apart in the zodiac. It has an orb of + or – 6º and the planets are four or five signs and houses apart. Due to the aspects odd number of degrees, it can be difficult to detect in your birth chart.
Its influence is comparable to Uranus, being sharp, disruptive, sudden and somewhat discordant.
The aspect’s keyword is agitation.
A sesquisquare aspect in your birth chart maps a thought-compound in your greater consciousness that is working to attract an unfortunate agitation experience.
Its relative strength is measured by its astrodyne power score; and its dysfunctional discord is measured by its discordyne score.
The thought-elements ruled by the aspecting planets have had an occasional, but painful association. They entered your consciousness together; merged discordantly; are embedded with a steady feeling of intense pain; and work to attract unfortunate agitation events similar to their formation experience.
Your agitation thinking is volatile and perturbed. It emerges in response to a sudden, unexpected disturbance that is forced upon you. It flares up quickly and develops in sharp, disruptive intervals. It usually has a short duration but is very painful. You’re a victim of circumstances beyond your control and unable to adapt.
Your feelings of agitation will persist while the sudden disturbance exists and your wellbeing hangs on you moving away and escaping the pain. You have to make a decision that involves moving on and opening new doors. Making change requires courage and confidence.
The agent through whom the agitation arises is most often another person and can involve your health, finances, private studies, siblings, domestic conditions, father, social life, partner, work, career and/or friends etc.
Your response to the agitation situation is acute turmoil: And you’ll feel perturbed while it exists. Change is your best option so you have to make a decision that involves breaking up existing conditions which paves the way for effort along somewhat different lines. You should accept the change gracefully and move along.
If the planets in sesquisquare are prominent their special ability is difficult to develop due to an uncooperative environment.
Keynote message: A sesquisquare aspect in your birth chart maps an agitation thought-compound in your unconscious mind that is working to attract an agitation event associated with the life-matters, activities and people ruled by the houses occupied by the planets in sesquisquare. It’s a very painful, disturbing experience.
The opposition aspect: a separation thought-compound
An opposition aspect is formed when two planets are 180º apart in the zodiac. It has an orb of + or – 15º and the planets are commonly in opposing signs and houses. It’s an easy aspect to discern in your birth chart.
Its influence is comparable to Saturn, being slowly separative, coldly disintegrative and very discordant.
The aspect’s keyword is separation.
An opposition aspect in your birth chart maps a thought-compound in your unconscious soul-mind that’s working to attract an unfortunate separation event.
Its relative strength is measured by its astrodyne power score; and its dysfunctional discord is measured by its discordyne score.
The thought-elements ruled by the aspecting planets have had a frequent, but painful association. They entered your consciousness together; refused to cooperate; merged discordantly; are embedded with prolonged feelings of intense pain; and work to attract unfortunate separation events similar to their formation experience.
An opposition aspect inclines towards much opposition and antagonism: endless conflict. You’re a victim of circumstances over which you have no control.
It depicts two equally important powerful desires that meet each other head-on and refuse to mingle. They’re engaged in a struggle for supremacy: colliding, tearing apart and doomed to separate.
It’s a slow, inflexible rendering asunder manifesting as a mental tug-of-war: split thinking and the emotional torture associated with a win-lose separation.
A choice has to be made but the selection of one thing means the renunciation of the other. Something of great importance will be gained and something of equal importance will be sacrificed and lost. It’s a very painful break-up experience. The inner-turmoil is unrelenting. The thought-cell group mapped by the planet with the most power usually wins.
The separation event involves a life-matter, activity or person ruled by the houses occupied by the planets in opposition. It can involve your health, finances, academic pursuits, home, social life, a friend, lover, career and/or work etc.
Husbands and wives separate; wives are separated from their husbands; husbands are separated from their wives; children are separated from their parents; people are separated from their money and jobs; careers separate people from their homes; and people separate because of their religious beliefs.
If the planets in opposition are prominent the special ability they map can be developed but it won’t be easy due to an uncooperative environment.
Keynote message: An opposition aspect in your birth chart maps a separation thought-compound in the unconscious soul-mind that’s working to attract a separation event associated with the life-matters, activities and people ruled by the houses occupied by the planets in opposition. It’s usually a very painful experience.
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